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PLAYMOBIL FunFacts
- PLAYMOBIL toys help children develop important school readiness skills in the following areas: cognitive, social, emotional and motor.
- PLAYMOBIL figures are part of children’s rooms on all five continents.
- If all the PLAYMOBIL figures worldwide stood in a row, they’d circle the earth more than one and a half times.
- At just under 3 inches high, PLAYMOBIL figures are proportioned exactly for the hand size of children.
- The current PLAYMOBIL assortment contains more than 250 different toys.
- PLAYMOBIL employs nearly 2,500 people worldwide.
- When children draw people, they almost always simplify the head to a larger-than-life “smiley face” circle, and PLAYMOBIL has reflected this in its designs: All PLAYMOBIL figures have round heads and smiles that appeal to kids. The PLAYMOBIL logo figure is not wearing a hat--resting atop the pleasant face is a full head of hair, which can be adorned with a “snap-on” hat or accessory.
- PLAYMOBIL manufactures approximately 3 million individual parts every day.
- A PLAYMOBIL “special” refers to a set made up of one-figure with accessories, the selection of which changes annually.
- PLAYMOBIL Take-Along sets appeal to kids on the go or traveling on vacations. PLAYMOBIL portable sets provide a three-in-one play concept: play, store and take along.
- After more than 30,000 play tests on 520 toy entries from 170 different manufacturers, 1,400 kids made their choice and selected PLAYMOBIL’s Empire Castle as the #1 Family Fun Magazine Toy of the Year!
- Worldwide sales for PLAYMOBIL toys in 2005 was more than $456 million
For more information on Playmobil toys contact:
Michelle Winfrey at 609-395-5566 or michelle.winfrey@playmobilusa.com
Michelle Winfrey at 609-395-5566 or michelle.winfrey@playmobilusa.com